Sr. Software Engineer / Tech Lead at School Specialty
United States
- Current
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- Sr. Software Engineer / Tech Lead at School Specialty
- Past
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- Software Engineer at Liberty Mutual
- Sound Technician at Audio Architects Inc.
- Software Developer at Alliance Laundry Systems
- FBI Honors Intern, Database Developer at FBI
- Information Systems Administrator at Heidel House Resort and Spa
- Consultant at Mark Ziesemer
- Front Desk Supervisor at Heidel House Resort and Spa
- Information Systems Summer Intern at Alliance Laundry Systems
- Education
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- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Mark Ziesemer’s Summary
Software Engineer with a focus on the Java platform and related technologies.
Also have a passion and professional experience in multimedia, particularly audio/video engineering.
Mark Ziesemer’s Specialties:
Java SE / EE including JDK 1.3-1.6. JSP, Struts, JSF, and Facelets. EJB 3.0, including JPA and Hibernate. Document publishing including iTest, XSL-FO, and Apache FOP. Many Apache projects including Commons, Logging, Ant, and AXIS.
Web technologies including (X)HTML, AJAX, and advanced JavaScript. HTTP specification, including usage with RESTful web services.
XML and related technologies, including schemas, XPath, XSLT, and SOAP. Regular expressions.
Mark Ziesemer’s Experience
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Sr. Software Engineer / Tech Lead
School Specialty
(Public Company; SCHS; Education Management industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Completing an Ariba cXML PunchOut implementation.
Leading technical development of the Oracle iStore implementation, part of the Oracle E-Business Suite. -
Software Engineer
Liberty Mutual
(Privately Held; LMG; Insurance industry)
January 2005 — September 2008 (3 years 9 months)
Primarily served as a Java SE / EE developer, JDK versions 1.3 - 1.5. JSP, Struts, JSF, and Facelets; EJB 3.0, including JPA and Hibernate; document publishing including iText, XSL-FO, and Apache FOP, and many Apache projects including Commons, Logging, Ant, and AXIS.
Worked extensively with Eclipse and the IBM Rational suite including Rational Application Developer (WSAD 5 - RAD 7), WebSphere Application Server 5 - 6.1, ClearQuest, ClearCase, and RequisitePro. Also utilized CVS and Subversion (SVN) for source control.
Database/SQL development with a focus on PL/SQL and Oracle 9i-10g, but also IBM DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server.
Completed a number of projects based on the ACORD standards for insurance, including the XML and AL3 standards for P&C.
Assisted with many testing efforts, including JUnit and other automated testing.
Actively involved with mentoring and training of new employees.
Achieved Yellow Belt Certification in Lean Six Sigma. -
Sound Technician
Audio Architects Inc.
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
August 2002 — December 2004 (2 years 5 months)
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Software Developer
Alliance Laundry Systems
(Privately Held; Machinery industry)
June 2002 — September 2004 (2 years 4 months)
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FBI Honors Intern, Database Developer
FBI
(Government Agency; Law Enforcement industry)
June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)
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Information Systems Administrator
Heidel House Resort and Spa
(Privately Held; Hospitality industry)
1999 — June 2004 (5 years )
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Consultant
Mark Ziesemer
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — 2004 (7 years )
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Front Desk Supervisor
Heidel House Resort and Spa
(Privately Held; Hospitality industry)
1997 — 2003 (6 years )
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Information Systems Summer Intern
Alliance Laundry Systems
(Privately Held; Machinery industry)
June 2000 — August 2000 (3 months)
Mark Ziesemer’s Education
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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
B.S. , Computer Science, Management Information Systems , 2001 — 2004
- Activities and Societies:
- Online Rideboard Application Development at http://www.uwec.edu/rideboard, UW-Eau Claire United Hall Council, Student Ambassador to Microsoft for UW-Eau Claire, Student Senate Information Technology Commission Interim Director
Additional Information
Mark Ziesemer’s Websites:
Mark Ziesemer’s Groups:
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UWEC Alumni -
Liberty Mutual Alumni Group -
Link Greater Green Bay -
Oracle Application Users and Experts -
Oracle iStore
Mark Ziesemer’s Contact Settings
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